Some trivia on the Jeopardy! College Championship, which starts today:

What school has thrice supplied the second-place finisher – but never the champion? (Hint: it’s the same school that’s had 13 participants, three more than any other.)

What eight schools are one-for-one on producing a College Champion? (My alma mater fit this category until the last tournament.)

Stanford is the only school to win twice – and it could win a third crown this year. What’s the only other school that could claim its second title come next Friday? (It’s also one of the answers to the previous question.)

All of that and more in a handy table that lays out (almost) all of the stats for schools that have competed in the College Championship.

One of these 15 players will win a pretty sweet trophy, at least $100,000, and a berth in the next Tournament of Champions:

Name

School

Yr

Hometown

Ziad Ali

North Carolina State University

Fr

Oak Ridge, NC

Adam Antoszewski

University of Virgina

Jr

Baltimore, MD

Emily Bingham

Wright State University

Sr

Dayton, OH

Kevin Brown

Louisiana State University

Sr

Boise, ID

Noah Cowan

Brown University

Fr

Bethesda, MD

Sam Deutsch

University of Southern California

Jr

Bethesda, MD

Sarah Dubnik

University of Pittsburgh

Sr

Jamison, PA

Kate Laubscher

Northeastern University

So

Woodside, CA

Hannah Norem

Augustana University

So

Houston, TX

Carissa Pekny

United States Military Academy at West Point

Sr

West Lafayette, IN

Niki Peters

University of California, Berkeley

So

Boise, ID

Amanda Rosner

Northwestern University

Fr

Sandy Springs, GA

Michael Sieja

Mississippi State University

So

Huntsville, AL

Emily Sun

Columbia University

Fr

San Diego, CA

Gus Woythaler

Stanford University

Sr

Encino, CA

It’s nice to see they’re again letting freshmen play in the tournament – and it makes a lot more sense than when I played. When I taped my tournament, I had exactly one month of college experience under my belt; at least the four freshmen here have been on campus for a full semester!

And now, here is the table of schools represented in the College Championship: 179 in all, with maybe a few stragglers once I find the missing 30 slots.

School

Total

1st

2nd

3rd

SF

QF

Abilene Christian CollegeS12

1

1

Albion CollegeS16

1

1

Alfred UniversityS13

1

1

Amherst CollegeS05 S16

2

2

Arizona State UniversityS27

1

1

Azusa Pacific UniversityS19 S29

2

1

1

Baldwin-Wallace CollegeS12

1

1

Ball State UniversityS30

1

1

Barton CollegeS14

1

1

Baylor UniversityS17 S29

2

2

Boston UniversityS09 S12 S13 S18 S22 S27

6

1

2

3

Bowdoin CollegeS29

1

1

Bradley UniversityS18

1

1

Brandeis UniversityS16

1

1

Brigham Young UniversityS10

1

1

Brown UniversityS14 S18 S26

3

1

2

Bryn Mawr CollegeS13

1

1

California Institute of TechnologyS24

1

1

California Polytechnic State UniversityS28

1

1

California State University, BakersfieldS19

1

1

Carleton CollegeS20

1

1

Carnegie Mellon UniversityS19 S21

2

1

1

Case Western Reserve UniversityS05

1

1

Colby CollegeS20

1

1

Colgate UniversityS10 S12

2

1

1

College of William & MaryS06 S08 S28

3

1

1

1

Columbia UniversityS09 S19 S21 S26 S28

5

3

2

Concordia University WisconsinS20

1

1

Cooper UnionS16

1

1

Cornell UniversityS05

1

1

Dartmouth CollegeS17 S26

2

1

1

Davidson CollegeS21

1

1

DePaul UniversityS19

1

1

DePauw UniversityS14

1

1

Dickinson CollegeS21

1

1

Drew UniversityS16

1

1

Duke UniversityS06 S13 S22 S28 S30

5

2

3

Eastern Illinois UniversityS28

1

1

Eastern Michigan UniversityS16

1

1

Emory UniversityS16 S25

2

1

1

Florida A&M UniversityS16 S24

2

2

Florida Atlantic UniversityS09

1

1

Florida State UniversityS05 S18 S21 S27

4

1

2

1

Georgetown UniversityS06 S07 S16 S21 S24 S29

6

1

1

1

3

Georgia Institute of TechnologyS06 S07 S10 S12 S23 S29

6

1

1

4

Gonzaga UniversityS22

1

1

Goucher CollegeS28

1

1

Grinnell CollegeS09

1

1

Harvard UniversityS05 S06 S09 S12 S13 S17 S18 S20 S23 S24 S25 S28 S30

13

3

4

6

Harvey Mudd CollegeS14 S24

2

1

1

Hollins UniversityS16

1

1

Illinois State UniversityS09

1

1

Indiana UniversityS18 S28

2

1

1

Iowa State UniversityS09

1

1

Ithaca CollegeS16 S18

2

2

Johns Hopkins UniversityS05 S25

2

1

1

Lewis & Clark CollegeS26

1

1

Loyola University ChicagoS17 S28

2

1

1

Loyola University of New OrleansS13 S13

2

1

1

Luther College (Iowa)S17

1

1

Marist CollegeS13

1

1

Marquette UniversityS09 S18 S24

3

1

1

1

Mary Washington CollegeS14

1

1

Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyS14 S28 S29

3

2

1

Miami UniversityS18

1

1

Michigan State UniversityS05 S08 S13 S24 S25

5

1

1

3

Michigan Technological UniversityS10

1

1

Middlebury CollegeS20 S30

2

1

1

Mississippi State UniversityS24

1

1

Mt. San Jacinto CollegeS20

1

1

Muhlenberg CollegeS25

1

1

New York UniversityS22

1

1

North Carolina Central UniversityS22

1

1

North Carolina State UniversityS06 S22

2

1

1

Northwestern UniversityS06 S07 S10 S15 S15 S23 S27 S29

8

1

4

3

Oakwood UniversityS30

1

1

Oberlin CollegeS06

1

1

Ohio State UniversityS19 S25 S27 S30

4

1

1

2

Oklahoma State UniversityS15

1

1

Penn State UniversityS23

1

1

Princeton UniversityS05 S09 S12 S22 S25 S30

6

1

1

2

2

Purdue UniversityS13 S20 S22

3

3

Reed CollegeS15

1

1

Rice UniversityS06 S17 S20 S25

4

1

1

2

Rowan UniversityS15

1

1

Rutgers UniversityS06

1

1

Saddleback CollegeS18

1

1

Saint Mary's College (Indiana)S06

1

1

Salt Lake Community CollegeS19

1

1

San Francisco State UniversityS09

1

1

Santa Clara UniversityS14 S26

2

2

Scripps CollegeS29

1

1

Simpson CollegeS10

1

1

Smith CollegeS19

1

1

Southern Adventist UniversityS27

1

1

Southern Methodist UniversityS05

1

1

Southwest Missouri State UniversityS12

1

1

St. John's CollegeS25

1

1

St. John's UniversityS21

1

1

St. Olaf CollegeS20

1

1

Stanford UniversityS10 S14 S18 S21 S22 S23 S27 S28 S29

9

2

1

1

5

Syracuse UniversityS18

1

1

Temple UniversityS19 S30

2

2

Texas A&M UniversityS11 S15 S19 S27 S30

5

1

2

2

Texas Academy of Mathematics and ScienceS28

1

1

The George Washington UniversityS08 S12 S17 S28

4

2

2

Towson State UniversityS05

1

1

Tufts UniversityS24 S25 S29

3

2

1

Tulane UniversityS05

1

1

University of AlabamaS07 S14 S26

3

1

1

1

University of Alabama at BirminghamS22

1

1

University of ArizonaS19

1

1

University of ArkansasS12

1

1

University of CaliforniaS23 S26 S30

3

1

1

1

University of California, BerkeleyS06 S09 S14 S20 S23

5

3

2

University of California, Los AngelesS05 S16 S18 S27 S30

5

3

2

University of California, San DiegoS16 S23

2

1

1

University of ChicagoS15 S20 S30

3

1

1

1

University of CincinnatiS19

1

1

University of Colorado BoulderS24 S29

2

2

University of DelawareS08 S17 S30

3

1

1

1

University of FloridaS10

1

1

University of IllinoisS10 S16 S17

3

1

1

1

University of Illinois at ChicagoS14 S15

2

2

University of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignS09

1

1

University of KansasS25

1

1

University of KentuckyS15

1

1

University of LouisvilleS13

1

1

University of Maryland, Baltimore CountyS10

1

1

University of Maryland, College ParkS21 S22

2

2

University of Massachusetts AmherstS05

1

1

University of MichiganS06 S10 S13 S15 S19 S23 S24 S26 S28

9

1

1

5

2

University of MichiganÐDearbornS22

1

1

University of MinnesotaS10 S24 S26

3

2

1

University of MissouriS10 S21 S25 S26

4

1

1

2

University of NebraskaS10 S27

2

2

University of Nebraska-LincolnS23

1

1

University of New OrleansS07

1

1

University of North CarolinaS12

1

1

University of North Carolina at Chapel HillS08 S22 S23

3

2

1

University of North DakotaS27

1

1

University of North TexasS15

1

1

University of Northern IowaS06

1

1

University of Notre DameS11 S18 S23 S25 S27

5

1

2

2

University of OklahomaS08 S11 S30

3

1

1

1

University of OregonS15

1

1

University of PennsylvaniaS12 S14 S15 S23 S26 S27

6

1

2

3

University of RochesterS22

1

1

University of South CarolinaS09 S14 S24

3

2

1

University of Southern CaliforniaS05 S18 S20 S23

4

1

2

1

University of TexasS21

1

1

University of Texas at AustinS17

1

1

University of Texas at DallasS10 S26

2

1

1

University of TulsaS29

1

1

University of VirginiaS14 S16 S25 S27

4

1

3

University of WashingtonS12 S15 S17 S17

4

1

3

University of West FloridaS20

1

1

University of West GeorgiaS05 S12

2

2

University of Wisconsin-MadisonS29

1

1

University of Wisconsin-River FallsS26

1

1

University of WisconsinÐGreen BayS21

1

1

University of WisconsinÐMadisonS09 S17 S24

3

3

Ursinus CollegeS17

1

1

Vanderbilt UniversityS17 S28 S30

3

1

2

Vassar CollegeS25

1

1

Virginia Military InstituteS21

1

1

Wake Forest UniversityS20

1

1

Washington University in St. LouisS09 S19 S22 S26 S29

5

1

1

2

1

Wayne State UniversityS07

1

1

Wellesley CollegeS29

1

1

Wesleyan UniversityS06

1

1

West Virginia UniversityS21

1

1

Whitworth CollegeS19

1

1

William Paterson CollegeS13

1

1

Williams CollegeS21

1

1

Wittenberg UniversityS13

1

1

Wofford CollegeS15

1

1

Yale UniversityS12 S13 S14 S20 S23 S24 S26 S27

8

1

3

4

To see colleges represented in a particular season, search for S##, where ## is between 05 and 30. Currently missing 16 QF and 14 SF data points from seasons 7, 8, and 11. I will add Season 32’s list after the tournament.